Crime and Criminal Justice in Israel: Assessing the Knowledge Base Toward the Twenty-First Century by Robert R. Friedmann (Editor)

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Assessing the Israeli criminal justice knowledge base with implications for Israel and international scholarship, this book explores crime, legislation, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the victim. The book discusses the development of criminal justice and criminology in a new society, adding to the understanding of crime and societal reaction. The authors examine the historical development of Israeli criminal justice, describe the state of current knowledge, and point to possible future directions.

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Comprises 16 contributions, most written especially for this volume, representing the imposing body of English-language writing on Israeli criminal justice and criminology. Coverage includes the epidemiology and etiology of crime in Israel, law enforcement, corrections, and victimology. Friedmann (criminal justice, Georgia State) closes with an assessment of the current knowledge-base on the topic. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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